dizziness / light-headed feeling

English translation: дурнота / легкое головокружение

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08:45 Oct 27, 2007

English to English translations [PRO]Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

English term or phrase:dizziness / light-headed feeling

Two days after starting [drug name ]therapy (date unknown), the patient developed “consciousness disturbed” with symptoms including “impossible to count numbers, **dizziness, light-headed feeling**, floating feeling, gait stumbling, impossible to buy a ticket through automatic ticket machine, and stopping in a crossing place without reasons”

light-headedness
The feeling of dizziness or of being about to faint; a possible sign of postural hypotension.

vertigo (vûr`tĭgō), sensations of moving in space or of objects moving about a person and the resultant difficulty in maintaining equilibrium. True vertigo, as distinguished from faintness, lightheadedness, and other forms of dizziness, occurs as a result of a disturbance of some part of the body's balancing mechanism, located in the inner ear (e.g., vestibule, semicircular canals, auditory nerves). Labyrinthitis, or infection and irritation of the middle and inner ear, is a common cause of vertigo. Elimination of infectious, toxic, or environmental factors underlying the disturbance is essential for permanent relief.

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light-headedness
The feeling of dizziness or of being about to faint; a possible sign of postural hypotension.

vertigo (vûr`tĭgō), sensations of moving in space or of objects moving about a person and the resultant difficulty in maintaining equilibrium. True vertigo, as distinguished from faintness, lightheadedness, and other forms of dizziness, occurs as a result of a disturbance of some part of the body's balancing mechanism, located in the inner ear (e.g., vestibule, semicircular canals, auditory nerves). Labyrinthitis, or infection and irritation of the middle and inner ear, is a common cause of vertigo. Elimination of infectious, toxic, or environmental factors underlying the disturbance is essential for permanent relief.

Explanation:Lightheadedness is a feeling that you are about to faint or "pass out." Although you may feel dizzy, you do not feel as though you or your surroundings are moving. Lightheadedness usually goes away or improves when you lie down. If lightheadedness gets worse, it can lead to a feeling of almost fainting or a fainting spell (syncope). You may sometimes feel nauseated or vomit when you are lightheaded.
Vertigo is a feeling that you or your surroundings are moving when there is no actual movement. You may feel as though you are spinning, whirling, falling, or tilting. When you have severe vertigo, you may feel very nauseated or vomit. You may have trouble walking or standing, and you may lose your balance and fall.